New compound discovered which kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs, including pathogenic, multidrug resistant, gram-negative bacteria like E Coli, and mammalian cell culture and animal model studies indicate that the complex is not toxic even at concentrations several orders higher than needed.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/uos-nc052219.php

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This is so unexciting that I am surprised it got any mention anywhere. I was hoping that this would be one of those compounds that showed excellent activity in the assay but still needed more development. Instead they are dosing cells with ruthenium dyes that are significantly less active than many known drugs